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In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.
Strong-gentle (i.e. loud, then immediately soft; see dynamics) fortepiano An early pianoforte fortissimo (ff) Very loud (see note at pianissimo) fortississimo (fff) As loud as possible forza Musical force; con forza: with force forzando (fz) See sforzando freddo Cold; hence depressive, unemotional fresco Fresh fröhlich (Ger.) Lively, joyfully
Both are abbreviations of Cristofori's original name for his invention: gravicembalo col piano e forte, "harpsichord with soft and loud". [25] [26] The term fortepiano is somewhat specialist in its connotations, and does not preclude using the more general term piano to designate the same instrument. Thus, usages like "Cristofori invented the ...
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
Loud/soft, mood of music, directorial details to enhance or add variety. Dynamics refers to the louds and softs of a sound, often described in Italian abbreviations. This category also analyses means of articulation or prescribed musical expression to guide a performer in replicating the composer's musical intent.
These apply to most other instruments too. However, these terms are generalized in music to "soft" and "loud". 117.5.13.6 09:36, 6 June 2012 (UTC) I can't let this baloney slide. These terms were in use long before the invention of the piano. —Wahoofive 06:25, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Modern reconstruction of a fifteenth-century slide trumpet. Alta musique in general refers to the "loud music" of instruments like shawms, sackbuts, trumpets, and drums, in contrast to basse musique, the "soft music" of recorders, viols, fiddles, harps, psalteries, and the like. [3]
The English word piano is a shortened form of the Italian pianoforte, [3] derived from gravecembalo col piano e forte ("harpsichord with soft and loud"). [4] Variations in volume ( loudness ) are produced in response to the pianist's touch (pressure on the keys): the greater the pressure, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings ...